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 Marian was founded in 1958 by the Dominican Sisters of Springfield on the corners of Ashland Avenue and Joe Orr Road in Chicago Heights, Illinois.
The Marian student body has more than 1,600 students from 70 communities in Illinois and Northwest Indiana. Marian students have been extremely successful academically both before and after graduation.
The 72 acre campus includes:
- The 430-seat Croarkin Theater
- Art room
- Two Band practice halls
- Cafeteria
- Campus Ministry Center
- Student Chapel
- 58 classrooms
- Three Intel based computer labs
- Fiberoptic backbone throughout the campus supporting a full wireless environment
- Fully networked teacher resource room
- Guidance and College Counseling Center
- Two Gymnasiums
- Learning Resource Center
- Music, choral, and practice rooms
- Master Science laboratory
- Physics, Biology, and Chemistry laboratories
- Research library with more than 28,000 volumes
- Weight training room
- Writing center
- Baseball, soccer, and softball fields
- Lighted football stadium
- 8 tennis courts
- Running and fitness trails
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